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Co-operatives weigh in on Europe’s State of the Union Speech

Cooperatives Europe, Cecop and Social Economy Europe responded to Ursula von der Leyen's speech

How Social Economy Europe see the sector’s role in the EU’s recovery

We spoke to Víctor Meseguer, director of Social Economy Europe

Co-ops respond to new European Skills Agenda

The agenda aims to ensure that people have access to lifelong learning opportunities and the right…

EU leaders agree on the post-Covid €750bn recovery deal

Cooperatives Europe welcomed the deal but said it regretted some cuts in EU programmes and policies…

Stakeholders present aspirations around the European Action Plan for the Social Economy

MEPs and social economy stakeholders presented their vision for the sector

Cooperatives Europe welcomes European Commission’s Covid-19 recovery plan

The package will direct €750bn in grants and loans to help businesses recover and drive digitisation…

Europe-wide project to teach co-operation to the next generation

The Co-operative College will join partners in the UK and on the continent to teach young…

Covid-19: Agri food co-ops ask European Commission to preserve single market

Disruption by quarantine measures to the free movement of food around Europe could hit supplies, warn…

European agri co-ops oppose proposed cuts to EU rural development funding

Copa and Cogeca say the proposed cuts are “totally unacceptable”

New organic rules could harm Fairtrade co-ops, EU warned

The new rules would limit the size of producer co-ops, making it harder for them to…

European agri co-ops raise concerns about European Green Deal

'The success of the Green Deal will partly depend on the success and the preservation of…

European Parliament renews Social Economy Intergroup

Sector body Cooperatives Europe welcomed the decision